Historian and journalist Walter Isaacson writes that the Declaration's second sentence 'defines an enduring mission.' ...
Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a wartime document declaring independence. How did it become one of history’s most enduring symbols?
“The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James Kloppenberg.
It’s time to set things right and write a new constitution for the 21st century.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...
Educators are finding engaging ways to teach the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.
A window display in a Williamsburg yard shop features Thomas Jefferson’s likeness wearing an authentic wardrobe, wig and ...
Content with his intellectual, architectural and other pursuits at home in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson had no intention of becoming a political leader during the founding of America.
By Christopher Flannery Imprimis/Hillsdale College How should we think about the American Revolution on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...
As America approaches its 250th birthday, a new Declaration of Belonging centers Black women, democracy, equity and the ...
Unlike our stingy semiquincentennial, in 1976, the NEA observed the bicentennial by commissioning six major U.S. composers ...
A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson ...
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